The library has been notified by the IRS that they will only be sending us Forms 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ this year. There will be no federal instructions available. The 1040 instruction booklet is 104 pages long this year, making it impossible for us to provide printed copies.

You can access, view and print the instructions and forms yourself by going to http://www.irs.gov/forms or you can order online at http://www.irs.gov/orderforms or by calling 1-800-829-3676.

The library will be receiving a binder with reproducible copies of all other federal forms; the charge to copy is $.20 per page.

Rhode Island forms and instructions may be accessed online at http://www.tax.ri.gov/taxforms/ or by phone at (401) 574-8970.

Copies of the most popular federal and Rhode Island forms will be available at the Reference Desk to copy for .20 per page

You can place holds on new DVDs that will be coming in this month by clicking on New Feature DVDs. To receive the list via email every month, click on Newsletter Signup, click a checkmark next to New Feature DVDs - Coming Soon, type your email in the box at the bottom of the screen, and click on the subscribe button. If you're a fan of Pinterest, you can place holds from our DVDs Coming Soon Board!. Concerned that there are a lot of people in line for a DVD that you'd like to borrow? We recommend that you place a hold anyway because the North Kingstown copy fills holds picked up in North Kingstown first. You may move up the list more quickly than you thought that you would!

Check out the January issue of the Among Friends newsletter where you can learn about everything that will be happening soon at the library!

Would you like to receive the newsletter via email? If so, click on Subscribe and follow the instructions to automatically receive a new issue via email every month.

To register for programs for adults, have your library card ready and click on NKFL Programs. Call the Young Readers' Desk at 294-3306 option 5 to register for children's programs.

It's that time of year again -- when members of the library staff select their favorite books from 2014. Click on Reading We've Enjoyed - Fiction and Non-fiction For Adults or Reading We've Enjoyed - Young Adults and Children to peruse the lists and place holds on titles that interest you. Happy New Year!

Check out this video (http://ribook.org/2014/12/08/all-about-that-book/) produced by the Rhode Island Center for the Book to celebrate the new 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island Selection: Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller. Some NKFL staff members make an appearance at 2:23!

Did you know that you can receive courtesy, overdue and hold pickup notices via text? It's easy to sign up for text notification:
1. Log into your account at http://catalog.oslri.net
2. Select "Modify Email/Text Alert Options"
3. Provide your contact information and submit
4. Receive a confirmation message on your phone and reply "Yes".

In addition, you can create a username for your library account so that you no longer need to type in a 14-digit barcode. Use the following steps to create a username for your account:
1. Log into your account at http://catalog.oslri.net
2. Select "Modify Email/Text Alert Options"
3. Type a username in the username field (between 6 & 25 characters long, special characters are not accepted)
4. Click on the "Submit" button
5. The next time that you log into your library account, just type in your PIN and new username

The Library has launched PrinterOn mobile printing. Patrons can print while at the library, or send a document for printing from home or wherever they may be, then pick it up at the library within 24 hours. Use your smartphone, tablet or PC.

Just use the webpage address www.printeron.net/osl/nkfl to go to an online webpage form. Fill out the form and click on the green printer in the lower right corner.

Interested in Installing an app?

Go to www.printeron.com/apps.html and select the app that fits your device.